Poona Ford is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Ford in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Ford's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Poona Ford
Top 37% all-time pass rushersReliable Starter
Height5'11"
Weight314 lb
BornNov 19, 1995
Age30
CollegeTexasSee College Stats
ConferenceBig Twelve
Rookie yr2018
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2018 | 22–23 | SEA | 9 | — | 19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 231 | 33.0% | 10 | 2.7% | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | -2.0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 23–24 | SEA | 14 | — | 29 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 506 | 49.7% | 48 | 10.7% | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | -5.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 24–25 | SEA | 15 | — | 39 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 2.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 671 | 57.9% | 71 | 15.4% | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 56.2 | -3.5 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 25–26 | SEA | 17 | — | 49 | 19 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 802 | 63.2% | 74 | 15.8% | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 100.8 | -0.6 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 26–27 | SEA | 15 | — | 31 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 642 | 55.4% | 74 | 16.3% | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 79.2 | -1.0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 27–28 | BUF | 5 | — | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 151 | 31.8% | 33 | 17.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 28–29 | LAC | 16 | — | 38 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 3.0 | 20.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 604 | 55.1% | 66 | 14.2% | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 16.7 | -5.5 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 29–30 | LAR | 16 | — | 45 | 17 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 508 | 45.4% | 67 | 14.4% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 107 | — | 256 | 132 | 124 | 41 | 44 | 13.5 | 98.5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4,115 | — | 443 | — | 13 | 9 | — | — | — | 70 | 26 | 29 | 0 | 18 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
52 career value over replacement — #2009 all-time of 4,649. 6.5/season above a replacement-level DL.
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